100 Years of 100 Things: Presidential Power; Meet the Mayoral Candidates: Michael Blake; Oscar Docs: Porcelain War; SNL & Politics

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 17, 2025
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On today's show:

  • On Presidents Day, as our centennial series continues, Douglas Brinkley, professor of history at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, talks about the history of U.S. presidents, their exercise of executive power and how President Trump's actions compare.

  • Michael Blake, former state assemblyman, talks about his campaign for the Democratic nomination for NYC Mayor in the June primary.

  • This month we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Slava Leontyv, Ukrainian artist, former soldier, and filmmaker, and Brendan Bellomo, film and commercial director,  talk about their film telling the story of three Ukrainian artists caught up in the Russian invasion, armed with guns, their art and a camera.
  • As SNL celebrates its 50th anniversary, Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, talks about how they've found humor in American politics over the decades.

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